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Personal Statement:

Broadly stated, I am interested in the intersections and relatedness of political economy, consumer culture, financial markets, and gendered economic life. Consequently, my research interests have tended to revolve around periods of pronounced economic change — the “booms” and “busts” of the business cycle.

My most recent research project focused on the rise of online stock brokerages, the emergence of amateur day traders (“Stock Junkies”), and the nature of white-collar masculinity throughout the “Dot-com” bubble of the late 1990’s and early 00’s. My undergraduate thesis investigated the ideology and culture of cooperation as manifested in the “Self-Help” cooperative movement of the early years of the Great Depression.

Awards & Professional Activities:

University of California, Santa Barbara

Chancellors Fellow, 2017-18

Emil Steck, Jr. Fellow, 2017-18

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Mark H. Leff Prize for Outstanding Senior Honors Thesis, Spring 2016

History Departmental Honors with Highest Distinction

University Bronze Tablet Honors, Spring 2016

Department of Economics Justice Rita Garman GPA Award

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Department of History
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California 93106-9410